UPDATED. Ashleigh Barty AO draw prediction, H2H vs Riske, Kvitova, Gauff, Halep to win the title

Ashleigh Barty may need to defeat Alison Riske, Petra Kvitova, Cori Gauff, Simona Halep to conquer the competition in Australian Open.

Tennis Tonic

25 January 2020

Ashleigh Barty is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Barty has defeated Lesya Tsurenko 5-7 6-1 6-1, Polona Hercog 6-1 6-4 and Elena Rybakina 6-3 6-2 to reach the 4^th round where she will face Alison Riske.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Ashleigh Barty’s projected draw as well as the plausible opposition at the Australian Open. The Australian has an overall weak record (4-8) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Lesya Tsurenko (120) – 5-7 6-1 6-1

R2 – Polona Hercog (48) – 6-1 6-4

R3 – Elena Rybakina (26) – 6-3 6-2

R4 – Alison Riske (19) – H2H 0-1

1/4 – Petra Kvitova (8) – H2H 3-4

or Maria Sakkari (23) – H2H 3-1

1/2 – Cori Gauff (67) – H2H 0-0

or Sofia Kenin (15) – H2H 4-1

Fin – Simona Halep (3) – H2H 1-3

or Garbine Muguruza (32) – H2H 1-1

R4 – Alison Riske’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alison Riske

Prediction: Barty in straight sets

Alison Riske has a 5-1 record in 2020, 5-1 on hard. In the last 5 years, Riske has a 125-125 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open Riske capitulated to Kiki Bertens in the 1^st round 6-3 6-3.

H2H Ashleigh Barty vs. Alison Riske

This contest would be 2^nd time that Ashleigh Barty and Alison Riske play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Riske (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard .

1/4 – Petra Kvitova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Petra Kvitova

Petra Kvitova has a 6-1 record in 2020, 6-1 on hard. Talking about the previous 5 years, Kvitova has a 230-116 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kvitova won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Petra’s best achievement of the season was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane.

Last year at the Australian Open Kvitova surrendered to Naomi Osaka in the final 7-6² 5-7 6-4.

H2H Ashleigh Barty vs. Petra Kvitova

This match would represent the 8^th time that Ashleigh Barty and Petra Kvitova play each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard .

Alternatively, Ashleigh Barty may face Maria Sakkari. Their H2H is 3-1 for Ashleigh Barty.

1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 4-1 record in 2020, 4-1 on hard. In the course of the previous 4 years, the American has a 17-8 record on hard. The American won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open the American didn’t compete in Melbourne.

H2H Ashleigh Barty vs. Cori Gauff

There is no head to head record between Ashleigh Barty and Cori Gauff since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Ashleigh Barty may face Sofia Kenin. Their H2H is 4-1 for Ashleigh Barty.

Final – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Simona Halep

Simona Halep has a 4-1 record in 2020, 4-1 on hard. Talking about the last 5 years, Halep has a 215-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Simona won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open the Romanian was overcome by Serena Williams in the 4^th round 6-1 4-6 6-4.

H2H Ashleigh Barty vs. Simona Halep

This would be the 5^th time that Ashleigh Barty and Simona Halep face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard .

Alternatively, Ashleigh Barty may face Garbine Muguruza. Their H2H is 1-1.